Wildfires, Smoke and Livestock Webinar: Getting ready

2023 Wildfires, Smoke, and Livestock Webinar Series. Day 1: Dr. Katie Wollstein

On day 1 of the 2023 Wildfires, Smoke, and Livestock Webinar Series, Dr. Katie Wollstein from Oregon State University talked about wildfire preparedness with a focus on livestock operations and rangelands.

This project is supported by Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant no. 2023-68008-39173 and Grant no. 2022-68016-38665 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

Questions? Please contact Juliana Ranches at [email protected]

This piece is part of the collection Wildfires, Smoke and Livestock webinar recordings

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